About ChessTan
ChessTan is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Darren Huai and was released on September 20, 2026.
Settle a kingdom, roll for resources, and build an army with real chess movesets on a hex battlefield. ChessTan fuses Catan-style economy with chess-style combat for 2-4 players — outbuild your rivals, then checkmate the last Nexus standing. Play locally, online with friends, or through Steam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ChessTan is a tactical turn-based strategy game. Common tags for ChessTan include free to play, turn-based, 2d and board game.
ChessTan is available on PC and Windows.
ChessTan was released on September 20, 2026.
ChessTan was developed by Darren Huai.
ChessTan is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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